First let me say that I use RDP a lot

[G+_Joe C. Hecht]

First let me say that I use RDP a lot. No really, I use it A LOT. I control (and compile from) 96 machines at a time, and for Windows (and even linux) running an RDP server works very well. I even run Raspberry Pi's and Beagle Bone's "headless" (with no monitor), and RDP into them, and they perform just like I was directly connected.

 

I also use another technology called VNC, that runs just about everywhere (Windows, Linux, Mac). I think I own and have tried just about every app on the planet for doing RDP, VNC, and SSH.

 

On Windows, in my opinion, the built in Remote Desktop viewer and server is the best for RDP.

 

On the Mac and iOS, you cannot beat the "Remoter VNC" app. It does it all (RPD, VNC, and SSH), and the support is fantastic. For VNC, I use do use RealVNC a lot, since it is available just about everywhere (including for Chrome).

Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ mentioned, you really don't want to run any of these services on the default port, so here are the instructions for changing the port:

 

Run RegEdit.exe (as administrator) from the command line and navtigate to:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber

 

In the Edit menu, click Modify and then click on Decimal, and change the port (pick something above 1024 and less than 64000), then restart your machine. Depending on your version of Windows, and the firewall you are using, you will need to open the new port on your firewall (and close the old port 3389).

 

There ya go. Enjoy!

 

TJoe - Code4Sale, LLC